The University of Southampton
×
Filter your search:
University of Southampton Institutional Repository

A 40-Gb/s 4-Vpp differential modulator driver in 90 nm CMOS

A 40-Gb/s 4-Vpp differential modulator driver in 90 nm CMOS
A 40-Gb/s 4-Vpp differential modulator driver in 90 nm CMOS
In this letter, a 40-Gb/s optical modulator driver in 90-nm CMOS technology is presented. The design is based on the distributed amplifier (DA) topology with the proposed modified cascode stage to obtain high gain and large bandwidth, while also capable of protecting the MOS transistor under large output voltage swing. The modified cascode stage DA with enhanced high-voltage driving capability can reach an operating data rate up to 40 Gb/s with an differential output voltage swing of 4 Vpp (~3-V eye amplitude), which can be used for driving 50- Ω silicon modulators.
1531-1309
73-75
Li, Yan-Feng
d5f44cc5-c60c-4fa1-b6c4-aedd0f5afb8e
Chiu, Po-Wei
56f63fc6-8f2e-4812-ae70-668c3a2d7d94
Li, Ke
dd788ca7-0a39-4364-b4b8-65f0bb93340f
Thomson, David
17c1626c-2422-42c6-98e0-586ae220bcda
Reed, Graham
ca08dd60-c072-4d7d-b254-75714d570139
Hsu, Shawn S.H.
fd3d085e-4846-45bd-9701-06159968634e
Li, Yan-Feng
d5f44cc5-c60c-4fa1-b6c4-aedd0f5afb8e
Chiu, Po-Wei
56f63fc6-8f2e-4812-ae70-668c3a2d7d94
Li, Ke
dd788ca7-0a39-4364-b4b8-65f0bb93340f
Thomson, David
17c1626c-2422-42c6-98e0-586ae220bcda
Reed, Graham
ca08dd60-c072-4d7d-b254-75714d570139
Hsu, Shawn S.H.
fd3d085e-4846-45bd-9701-06159968634e

Li, Yan-Feng, Chiu, Po-Wei, Li, Ke, Thomson, David, Reed, Graham and Hsu, Shawn S.H. (2018) A 40-Gb/s 4-Vpp differential modulator driver in 90 nm CMOS. IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, 28 (1), 73-75. (doi:10.1109/LMWC.2017.2773041).

Record type: Article

Abstract

In this letter, a 40-Gb/s optical modulator driver in 90-nm CMOS technology is presented. The design is based on the distributed amplifier (DA) topology with the proposed modified cascode stage to obtain high gain and large bandwidth, while also capable of protecting the MOS transistor under large output voltage swing. The modified cascode stage DA with enhanced high-voltage driving capability can reach an operating data rate up to 40 Gb/s with an differential output voltage swing of 4 Vpp (~3-V eye amplitude), which can be used for driving 50- Ω silicon modulators.

Text
A 40-Gb/s 4-Vpp Differential Modulator Driver - Accepted Manuscript
Available under License University of Southampton Accepted Manuscript Licence.
Download (1MB)

More information

Accepted/In Press date: 8 November 2017
e-pub ahead of print date: 4 December 2017
Published date: January 2018
Learn more about Optoelectronics Research Centre research

Identifiers

Local EPrints ID: 417021
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/417021
DOI: doi:10.1109/LMWC.2017.2773041
ISSN: 1531-1309
PURE UUID: c7fc7dab-a8f0-431b-a215-2488b9c4f5eb

Catalogue record

Date deposited: 17 Jan 2018 17:30
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 17:58

Export record

Altmetrics

Contributors

Author: Yan-Feng Li
Author: Po-Wei Chiu
Author: Ke Li
Author: David Thomson
Author: Graham Reed
Author: Shawn S.H. Hsu

Download statistics

Downloads from ePrints over the past year. Other digital versions may also be available to download e.g. from the publisher's website.

View more statistics

Library staff additional information
Atom RSS 1.0 RSS 2.0

Contact ePrints Soton: eprints@soton.ac.uk

ePrints Soton supports OAI 2.0 with a base URL of http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/cgi/oai2

This repository has been built using EPrints software, developed at the University of Southampton, but available to everyone to use.

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we will assume that you are happy to receive cookies on the University of Southampton website.

×